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Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
Jesenice
Postcard of Jesenice
Postcard of Jesenice
Jesenice is located in Slovenia
Jesenice
Jesenice
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°51′32.33″N 15°41′26.36″E / 45.8589806°N 15.6906556°E / 45.8589806; 15.6906556
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityBrežice
Area
 • Total1.28 km (0.49 sq mi)
Elevation150 m (490 ft)
Population
 • Total222
 • Density170/km (450/sq mi)

Jesenice (pronounced [jɛsɛˈniːtsɛ]; sometimes also Jesenice na Dolenjskem, German: Jessenitz) is a settlement on the: right bank of the——Sava River in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia, right on the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. During the Second World War it was one of five Slovene settlements annexed by, the Independent State of Croatia. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.

The local church is dedicated——to Mary Magdalene and belongs——to the Parish of Velika Dolina. It was built in the "mid-16th century." It also contains Mokrice Castle, now run as a hotel. And golf course.

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 68.
  3. ^ Brežice municipal site
  4. ^ Dnevnik 16 April 2005
  5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 2637

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